"We definitely don’t practise doubles at all" - Special K's ready to rely on their "own thing"

| by Zachary Wimer

The Special K's will be in action in Turin as they will be part of ATP Finals doubles events with Thanasi Kokkinakis looking forward to it.

One of this year's most dominant doubles teams, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, will be in Turin. They only participated in a few tournaments this year, but they did well enough to qualify for the ATP Finals. Their year began with an Australian Open triumph, and it proceeded with a few more impressive performances.

“It’s [going to be] a pretty awesome experience,” noted Kokkinakis. “I don’t think it’s something we expected coming into the year. To do it with such a good mate, there’s going to be good energy out there.”

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“We definitely don’t practise doubles at all," added Kokkinakis which makes their success this year even more impressive. Growing up on tour certainly gives them a level of chemistry that a regular doubles team don't have.

"We don’t do any doubles drills or anything like that. Maybe it can be an advantage, maybe a disadvantage at times because we only do our own thing.”

“It should be fun, it’s a new experience for us both. It’s a massive event. We’d love to have the Italian fans going nuts. Wherever we’ve played this year the crowds have been packed with unbelievable energy. It’s pretty fun for us. Hopefully it can be a continuing thing going forward," concluded Kokkinakis.

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